Role of aggression, rejection, and attributions in the prediction of depression in children

1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Panak ◽  
Judy Garber
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Peer Rejection ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Predictive Relations ◽  
Diathesis Stress Model

AbstractConcurrent and predictive relations among aggression, peer rejection, and self-reported depressive symptoms were examined in 521 third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade children at three time points over 1 year. Increases in aggression were significantly associated with increases in depression, and this relation was mediated, in part, through increases in peer rejection. The relation between peer-reported rejection and depression was mediated by perceived rejection. Finally, we found support for the cognitive diathesis-stress model of depression in children. Controlling for initial levels of depression and peer rejection, the interaction between stress (increases in peer rejection) and a depressogenic attributional style contributed significantly to the prediction of self-reported depressive symptoms 1 year later.

Attributional Style and Life Events: A Diathesis-Stress Theory of Alcohol Consumption

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 949-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin I. Goldstein ◽  
Gregory M. Buchanan ◽  
John R. Z. Abela ◽  
Martin E. P. Seligman
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Attributional Style Questionnaire ◽  
Diathesis Stress Model

The role of a cognitive diathesis-stress model in predicting changes in alcohol consumption was examined. This study evaluated the interaction of attributional style with negative life events in predicting changes in beer, wine, spirits, and overall alcohol consumption. 93 undergraduate participants completed the Khavari Alcohol Test, Negative Life Events Questionnaire, and Attributional Style Questionnaire. The interaction of attributional style with negative life events predicted increases in spirits consumption between Time 1 and Time 2.

Humour's role in the relation between attributional style and dysphoria

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela S. Hugelshofer ◽  
Paul Kwon ◽  
Robert C. Reff ◽  
Megan L. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Negative Attributional Style

The present study empirically investigated the role of adaptive and maladaptive components of humour in the relation between attributional style and dysphoria. Four hundred eighteen students (134 male, 282 female; 2 respondents did not indicate gender) completed questionnaires measuring attributional style, humour styles and depressive symptoms. Among men and women, higher levels of affiliative and self‐enhancing humour, and lower levels of self‐defeating humour, were each associated with fewer depressive symptoms. Additionally, higher levels of affiliative humour provided a buffer against the deleterious effects of a negative attributional style in men, but not women. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Bulimic symptoms and the development of depressive symptoms: The moderating role of attributional style

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 651-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Joiner ◽  
Gerald I. Metalsky ◽  
Stephen A. Wonderlich
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Bulimic Symptoms ◽  
Moderating Role

Ambivalent Attachment and Depressive Symptoms: The Role of Romantic and Parent-Child Relationships

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven W. Rholes ◽  
Jeffry A. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Romantic Attachment ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Behavioral Reactions ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Diathesis Stress Model ◽  
Parent Child Relationships

In recent years, an increasing amount of attention has been devoted to investigating the interpersonal origins of depression and depressive symptoms. Guided by attachment theory and interpersonal models of depression, we describe a diathesis-stress model that has guided our research on how romantic attachment orientations (or styles) are associated with depressive symptomatology. The model presented in this article suggests that when anxious-ambivalent people experience stressful events, they display specific perceptual and behavioral reactions that lead to depressive symptoms. Studies that provide empirical support for parts of the model are discussed. In addition to describing the psychological processes that might exacerbate depressive symptoms in highly ambivalent individuals, the model also identifies novel “pathways” to depression and briefly introduces new theoretical concepts—the constructs of dysfunctional relationship attitudes and relationship deprivation.

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